tenant farmer

noun

Definition of tenant farmernext
as in gentleman farmer

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Recent Examples of tenant farmer Playing alongside Clarence Muse, who portrays a tenant farmer, Fetchit was cast as the clichéd buffoon, lazy and happy-go-lucky. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive. — Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era, the film centers on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer who lives in isolation with his volatile wife. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026 Centuries of penal laws had left Catholics as impoverished tenant farmers, while Protestants – wealthier and less reliant on the crop – had greater resources to survive. — Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenant farmer
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  1. gentleman farmer
  2. grower
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  • Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
  • California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
Definition of gentleman farmer
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  • Now some are calling for the government to buy farmland from willing growers and leave that land dry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • This provides a clearer framework for businesses and growers, despite significant public interest in commercial cutting sales.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of grower

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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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